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Rann of Kutch terrain comes in way of fast border fencing!The marshy, barren and treacherous terrain of the Rann of Kutch is coming in the way of speedy erection of barbed wire fencing along the Gujarat border with Pakistan to prevent infiltration.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Dec 2009 | 5:02 am Rahul Gandhi to kick off ``Mission UP 2012`` today !Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will kick off his "Mission UP 2012" in Bahraich on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Dec 2009 | 5:02 am Omar to discuss Qureshi attack with Chidambaram !Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will meet Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram here on Monday to discuss the fallout of the attempted assassination on moderate Hurriyat leader Fazal Haque Qureshi last week.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Dec 2009 | 5:02 am Cong-BJP likely to spar on Liberhan report in Parliament!With Parliament scheduled to discuss the Liberhan Commission report from today, Congress and BJP are expected to try to put each other in the dock over the issue of demolition of Babri Masjid.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Dec 2009 | 5:02 am Life remains paralysed for second day in Telangana!Normal life remained paralysed in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Monday for the second successive day as the 48-hour shutdown called by TRS demanding a separate state of Telangana evoked total response.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Dec 2009 | 5:02 am IOC to decide on revival of Ennore LNG terminalState-run Indian Oil Corporation will in next 2-3 months decide on the fate of its $750- million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Ennore on the outskirts of Chennai, IOC Director (Business Development) B M Bansal said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am Facebook forms board to consult online safety issuesFacebook and rival MySpace, owned by News Corp, have deals with state attorneys general to increase efforts to protect their youngest members from abuse.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Situation under control in Punjab after violent clashes: BadalOne person was killed and 15 injured when Sikhs objecting to a religious congregation by a different sect clashed with police in Ludhiana on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Facebook forms board on online safetyThe first task of the board will be to oversee an overhaul of safety content in Facebook's help center.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Westinghouse in talks with NPCIL on equipment supplyUS-based Westinghouse today said it is in discussion with state-run Nuclear Power Corporation for supplying equipment for nuke plants in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am RBI to conduct auction of Gujarat government's stock securitiesIn recent years, the Gujarat government's public debt has mounted and it stood at Rs86,511 crore as on 31 March, 2009.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am GVK Power weakens despite stake buyGVK Power has ended the day at Rs 50, lower by Rs 1 or 3%, on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am BJP expels 38 rebels for contesting against party candidatesBJP expelled 38 persons including Prem Upadhyaya and Vijay Lodha contesting mayoral elections from the party for six years after they did not pull out of the race.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Grounded Sukhois fighters fly againThe Sukhoi took to the air after the precautionary checks on the entire 100 aircraft fleet was completed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Tata Steel hits a European roadblockTata Steel has ended at Rs 556, lower by Rs 19 or 3.3%, on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am India's ties with third countries not at cost of Russia: PMManmohan Singh said Indo-Russia strategic partnership is a "unique" partnership, firmly rooted in mutual interest, confidence and a shared vision of a multi-polar world.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am No review of present system of appointment of judges: GovtReplying to a question, law and justice minister Veerappa Moily, said that the government adheres to the 1993 judgment of the apex court while appointing judges in the higher judiciary.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am U.N. climate talks open, deal "within reach"COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The biggest climate meeting in history, with 15,000 participants from 192 nations, opened in Copenhagen on Monday with hosts Denmark saying an unmissable opportunity to protect the planet was "within reach".Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am Situation under control in Punjab: BadalOne person was killed and 15 injured when Sikhs objecting to a religious congregation by a different sect clashed with police in Ludhiana on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am Kalam regales Delhi University studentsNew Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday addressed a packed auditorium of students in the Delhi University, regaling them with experiences of his student days.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Sensex closes 144 points downMumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian equities ended trade in the red Monday amid selling pressure, with a key index shutting 144 points lower than its previous close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am PE companies resort to salary freeze as investments tankAs many as six out of every 10 private equity companies have either frozen salaries of employees or are mulling to do so in near future as investments take a hit amid lower returns, says a study.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Ficci wants tax concessions; says no to mandatory CSRApex industry body Ficci has suggested that the government should encourage companies to invest in corporate social responsibility initiatives by giving tax incentives instead of making it binding.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Lalit Modi loses Rajasthan Cricket Association electionsUnion minister C P Joshi was elected Rajasthan Cricket Association president after beating IPL chief Lalit Modi, who had earlier alleged rigging in the elections.Source: The Times of India | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Archaeologists may have found temple of Peruvian mythical rulerThe researchers think that the temple has a direct relationship with Naylamp, a mysterious figure who arrived in the decades following the collapse of the Moche.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am GMR Infra plans to raise Rs 500 cr via debenturesGMR Infrastructure today said it is planning to raise up to Rs 500 crore through private placement of non-convertible debentures. Shares of GMR Infra fell by 2.55 per cent to Rs 70.65 in late afternoon in generally weak trading on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am HC reprieve for Dalmia as Jethamalani tries to mediateThe Bombay High Court today asked the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) not to arrest Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Dalmia after senior counsel Ram Jethmalani said that he was trying to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with Indiabulls Financial Services (IFS).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am ABC Paper shelves plan to set up new plantPunjab-based ABC Paper has put on hold its plan to set up a new agro-based facility with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore in view of sluggish demand and said it would rather stabilise existing operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Veer Patel wins MRF SupercrossPune, Dec 7 (IANS) Veer Patel, riding a CR 250F of Team Pashankar delivered two second places to clinch the overall title in the showpiece Class 1 class (Foreign motorcycles, Group A) in the sixth and concluding round of the MRF National Supercross championship.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Orissa opposition runs symbolic session to protest adjournmentBhubaneswar, Dec 7 (IANS) Members of Orissa's opposition parties began a symbolic session in the assembly lobby Monday as part of their continuing protest against the abrupt adjournment of the winter session 14 days ahead of schedule.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Tripura to set up industrial training institutesAgartala, Dec 7 (IANS) The Tripura government will set up 25 more industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the state to provide career-oriented training to jobless youth, Industries and Commerce Minister Jitendra Chowdhury said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am INTERVIEW - Boeing orders $600mln from India defence companiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co said on Monday it has started sourcing equipment worth more than $600 million from Indian firms for submarine fighting planes it is building for India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Panasonic India to invest $300 mn in 3 yearsConsumer durable maker Panasonic India today said it will invest around Rs 1,400 crore in the next three years to gain about 17 per cent share in 27 lakh domestic air conditioner market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Talks with ULFA minus sovereignty issue: Assam CM - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Two held for trying to steal computer parts from Tarapur atomic plantMumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for attempting to sneak out computer spare parts from the high-security Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS-Units 2 and 3) here early last month, an official said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Sensex down 142 points in afternoonMumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) A key Indian equities index was trading almost 142 points in the red Monday afternoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Escaped rape accused nabbed again in Madhya PradeshBhopal, Dec 7 (IANS) A man, who is accused of raping and killing several women in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested Sunday, less than a fortnight after he escaped from police custody, authorities said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Pak religious party blames India, US for countrywide spate of terror attacksIslamabad, Dec. 7 : Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaqat Baloch has alleged that the US and India were behind the series of terror attacks across Pakistan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Tritech launches gemini multi-beam subsea imaging sonarMumbai, Dec 7 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tritech International Ltd, an industry leader in subsea imaging and measuring systems, has launched its next generation Gemini 720i multi-beam imaging sonar.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Parliament debate on Liberhan report to be stormy - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am No change in 'climate' of talks, says Jairam - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:18 am Telangana shut for second day - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am 'Total support from US to probe Headley, Rana terror links' - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am Gold prices ease, triggers buyingMUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold prices extended their fall for a third day on Monday, triggering a slight pick-up in physical offtake in the middle of the wedding season that will last till December-end, dealers said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:57 am Challenges to Pakistan amnesty threaten political turmoilISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday took up legal challenges to a controversial amnesty decree which, if knocked down, could trigger political turmoil for embattled President Asif Ali Zardari.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:44 am In Pics: A R Rahman at the White HouseIn Pics: Rahman entertains Barack ObamaSource: The Times of India | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:41 am Booking of auditorium for Rahul Gandhi's press meet cancelled - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:33 am Modi alleges rigging during RCA elections - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:16 am No compromise on India's interest at Copenhagen: GovtLeader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said India was following a bad strategy on the emission cut issue. The Opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha after environment minister Jairam Ramesh's statement.Source: The Times of India | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:08 am Three killed in Pakistan suicide attackThree people were killed Monday in a suicide attack near the sessions court in this Pakistani city, an official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am India, Brazil, China have 'basic draft' on climate change: JairamThree growing powers - India, China and Brazil - have a basic framework in place for negotiating cuts in greenhouse gas emissions during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Cops run for cover as wild jumbos enter police stationAbout a dozen cops on duty at a police station in Chhattisgarh ran for cover when they found a herd of wild jumbos roaming in the complex, authorities said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Permission for Rahul's press meet in Lucknow withdrawnThe Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh administration Monday suddenly withdrew permission for a press conference that was to be addressed by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, party leaders said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Anglo-Indians seek Vatican intervention in Kerala church rowAnglo-Indian MP Charles Dias has sought the intervention of the Vatican to end alleged 'discrimination' against the community by the Latin Catholic hierarchy in Kerala.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Shankersinh Vaghela hits out at Narendra Modi - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:16 am Pranab Mukherjee: state-run banks have to decide on mergersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government has not issued any direction to state-run banks on consolidation and it was up to the banks themselves to decide on mergers, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:14 am On top of the worldAfter an emphatic innings victory over Sri LankaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Copenhagen: seize the chanceToday 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency. Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am TRS stir to dominate Assembly sessionHYDERABAD: The 13-day winter session of the State Legislative Assembly and Council is commencing on Monday in the backdrop of the TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s fast-unto-death for separate Telangana, the violence it has triggered and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am 600 protestors heldAYODHYA: The 17th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition passed off peacefully on Sunday, barring sporadic protests by Hindu and Muslim activists. More than 600 persons were arrested in Chennai and Ayodhya. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Hopes raised over climate summitNEW DELHI: The crucial climate change summit to draw up a new plan to tackle global warming that will replace the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 will begin in Copenhagen on Monday. Though not much was expected to emerge at the end of the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am India-Russia civil nuclear agreement practically sealedNEW DELHI: India and Russia have practically sealed the framework agreement on an omnibus nuclear energy agreement and bridged differences on the price to refurbish aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) that will ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am FBI team to brief India on HeadleyIt is on a two-day visit starting todaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am University looks up to its old studentsVice-Chancellor seeks donations to build a modern auditoriumSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Hoax callMumbai: A hoax call triggered panic in a long distance train with President Pratibha Patil’s son Rajendra Shekhawat on board at CST railway station in south Mumbai on Sunday, railway police ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Australian found dead in hotelNew Delhi: An Australian was on Sunday found dead in a hotel in Central Delhi. According to the police, the deceased, who has been identified as Robert Michel (57), had checked in around 1.30 a.m. in ‘Yes Sir’ hotel in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am FBI team in India with info on Headley, Rana 26/11 linksThe FBI team is expected to have key information about the two terror suspects, Headley and Rana, whose roles are being probed in the Mumbai terror attacks. The duo had travelled to India extensively before 26/11.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:47 pm 10 tips to kickstart your love life10 Tips to kick-start your love lifeSource: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:43 pm ONGC Videsh plans refinery in Nigeria - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - ONGC Videsh, the overseas investment arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, is planning to set up a greenfield refinery in Nigeria, Oil Minister Murli Deora told reporters on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:16 pm India euphoric after ascent to top of test rankingsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Cricket-crazy India woke up to banner headlines and a multitude of special television programmes on Monday celebrating their team's ascent to the top of the test rankings for the first time.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm RGV replaces Jana Gana with Vande MataramSource: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:06 pm Sensex moves 75 points up at opening bellA key Indian equities index rose 75 points into the green soon after the opening bell Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm Modi dons denims to keep pace with changing GujaratGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has given himself a quiet makeover, perhaps to keep up with the changing image of the state as one of the most industrially developed in the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm Life remains paralysed for second day in TelanganaNormal life remained paralysed in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh Monday for the second successive day as the 48-hour shutdown called by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) demanding a separate state of Telangana evoked total response.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm Hong Kong women pay up to $10,000 in weight-loss crazeHong Kong women are paying up to $10,000 for dubious weight-loss programmes as a craze for dieting sweeps the city, a news report said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm Weakened Karnataka Congress banks on JD-SBeaten in all elections since 2004 in Karnataka, the Congress appears to lack the confidence to take on even a faction-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its own in the Dec 18 elections to 25 legislative council seats.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm FEATURE - Coal throbs at the heart of India growth engineKORBA (Reuters) - A thin coat of coal dust covers everything from trees to houses in Korba, a coal mining town which lies at the heart of the country's struggle to balance economic growth with climate change concerns.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 9:20 pm India to clinch N-deal with Russia during pm's trip - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 9:03 pm Govt mulls new visa norms for project workersThe home ministry has proposed a new visa regime to be called Project Visa for foreign nationals coming to India for execution of specific projects.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 8:40 pm Nigerians top list of foreigners held in drug tradeEvery third foreign national arrested for drug-related offences in the country last year was from Africa and every fourth from Nigeria alone.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 8:35 pm PM arrives in Russia for arms, nuclear dealsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow on Sunday to ink billions of dollars of weapons deals and for talks on a landmark nuclear deal that could significantly widen atomic fuel imports from Russia.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 8:16 pm World's press urges action on climate changeLONDON (Reuters) - Humanity faces a profound emergency and unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage our planet, a joint editorial published in newspapers in 45 countries said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 7:23 pm Improve studies on international affairs: Tharoor - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 7:08 pm No temple entry for dalits in GujaratIn a first-of-its-kind study on a large scale, representing 98,000 Dalits across 1,655 villages in Gujarat, shows 97 % respondents feel they have 'no entry' at certain places in their own villages, including a temple.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:51 pm Why actors won't commit?Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 1:02 pm
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